South Dakota VFW Baseball
Program
Varsity Team Entry and
Roster Form 2012
(One Team Per
Form)
Classes
VFW Baseball Varsity AA Majors, AA Minors, Varsity A, and Varsity B classes will be determined by
using the South Dakota High School Athletic Associations enrollment figures as a guide. To have an
AA Minor team, you must also have an AA Major team first. To determine Class A and B teams an ADM
of 115 and below will be Class B. Two players may be registered on a team from a higher or same
class school without changing the base school ADM. More than two players from a school or combination
of schools will require the addition of ADM to the base school. The Advisory Board will determine
extenuating circumstances such as a player living with non-custodial parents/grandparents in the
summer and not enforcing the added ADM rule. (Read Rule #3, General Rules).
Eligibility
Competition is open to boys or girls who are 13, 14, 15, and 16 years of age. A boy or girl who has
reached his or her 17th birthday before May 1st of the current year is ineligible for the VFW Varsity
baseball program. A boy or girl who is under 13 years of age may play if permission is secured from
the regional commissioner prior to the time of play. His or her name must be on the state roster.
Team must be sanction according SD VFW Baseball Rules. (Eligibility Rule #5)
Team Entry Form, Entry Fee, and Team Roster Form
For a Varsity B, A and AA Minor or Major baseball team to be eligible for any tournament play they
must submit a $125.00 Entry Fee, plus an Entry Form to VFW Department Headquarters, 3601 South Minnesota
Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57105 postmarked on or before May 1st. Checks to be payable to: State of South
Dakota VFW. Team roster forms must include the name of the player, complete address of the player,
name of school attended the last school year, date of birth, and Age on May1st. If this information
is incomplete, it can affect the eligibility of the player. Team rosters are due June 10th and late
rosters will have a $50 late fee bringing the total entry fee to $175.00. You may list up to 25 players
per team. Team insurance is mandatory and a copy is required to be file with VFW Headquarters along
with your team entry form and roster.
Tournaments
All league and regional tournaments shall be either single or double elimination with the decision to
be made by the coaches and regional commissioner involved. The A Varsity and B Varsity State Tournaments
shall be single elimination. The AA Varsity Majors and Minors State Tournament format maybe pool play
or single elimination to be determined by the regional commissioners. All registered teams must play in
a qualifying regional tournament, except when pool play or a league format is being used. A state
tournament consists of two teams from each region, plus a host team from the host region for Class
A Varsity and Class B Varsity State Tournaments. The Class AA Varsity State Tournaments consists of
two classes Majors and Minors teams and will play a format determine by VFW baseball officials.